THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT 4/20 THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING 4/21.
TEMPERATURES : IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
TIMING: LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
IMPACTS: SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
Fires. Road closures. Gas leaks. How will you find out about emergencies and disasters?
Your safety is our top concern. Early warning helps save lives and property. That’s why Athens County wants to make sure you know about emergencies and disasters as they happen.
Athens County will use the Alert Athens County system to let you know about issues that may affect your safety. The Alert Athens County system will allow public safety officials to contact thousands of residents in seconds so you find out about an emergency right away.
Receive important messages from the City on your phone, email, and more.
The Alert Athens County system can deliver messages to you any way you want—on your home phone, cell phone, email, and more. This way, we can reach you in any emergency. We may also use the system in non-emergency situations to let you know about important events, such as meetings, road closures, or boil orders.
How does it work?
The process begins when public safety officials issues a message about a potential safety hazard or concern. Messages will be sent to all standard voice and text communication devices, including listed land line phones, cell phones, e-mail, and more. If you don’t confirm receipt of the message, the system will try to reach your second contact number or email. The system will continue trying to contact you until it receives a confirmation from you.
Your help by April 30th is critical.
The success of Alert Athens County relies on YOU! Having your latest contact information is the only way to ensure that we can contact you in an emergency. Please register for Alert Athens County as soon as possible. Registering is easy and only takes a few minutes, just go to http://miniurl.com/z0mu.
Nelsonville City Council has a regular meeting on Monday, April 22nd, starting at 7:00 pm. The meeting is in City Council Chambers at 211 Lake Hope Drive, Nelsonville, Ohio. The public is encouraged to attend.
The City of Nelsonville announces that W Columbus Street from the Public Square to the First National Bank Parking Lot will be closed to thru traffic on Thursday, April 18, 2013, beginning at 8:00AM for approximately 4 hours for paving.
Athens County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11PM, Tue 4/16/13, watch for changing weather conditions!
REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TV, RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The Nelsonville City Council announces that the Finance Committee will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 6:30PM in Council Chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Nelsonville Water Department boil order for Frederick Street, Edwards Street, John Street, Williams Street, Grover Street from Frederick to Madison and Madison Street from Edwards Street to the city limits has been canceled.
The Nelsonville Division of Fire responded to a structure fire at 560 Poplar Street in Nelsonville at 2:53 am Saturday morning. On arrival firefighters found a two story house with heavy smoke coming from the second floor and roof. Firefighters initiated aggressive interior operations including search and rescue and fire attack. Firefighters battled heavy smoke and fire conditions and discovered the fire was burning in the space between the first and second floors of the structure. Firefighters were eventually able to contain and extinguish the fire,
The house is a student rental property owned by Barbara Wyckoff of Logan, Ohio. The five foreign students from Hocking College that rented rooms in the house escaped without injury and are staying with friends. Damage to the structure has caused firefighters to list the house as a total loss. The Athens County Auditor’s website has the structure valued at $47,870.
Firefighters are still trying to determine the exact cause of the fire. Nelsonville firefighters were assisted by firefighters from York Township Fire Department.
All fire department units were clear of the scene by 7:05 am. As more information becomes available it will be released.
The new Nelsonville water treatment plant construction is moving along nicely. The metal walls are starting to go up. Drive by and check out the progress on Lake Hope Drive/ SR278.
Dealing with pet waste is one of those topics that every pet owner must deal with but no one likes to talk about. The fact is that the majority of community and neighborhood pet problems result from the inappropriate handling of pet waste. In addition, pet waste is the greatest source of potential health risk for your pet and your family.
There are several very common diseases that can be transmitted to dogs, cats and people through feces. These include giardia, roundworms, salmonella, and Ecoli. In addition, your dog can spread or contract parvovirus or coronavirus through infected feces. All of these diseases are very serious and common and every effort should be made by pet owners to keep their pets and family away from potentially infected feces.
Cleaning up after your pet is as easy as 1 – 2 ‐ 3:
The City of Nelsonville ordinances require pet owners to clean up pet waste. Failure to clean up pet waste could result in a fine of up to $150.
